... Try a Google search on "Bino-Mate". You'll find lots of information. BC&F is one of the UK's oldest and best known telescope dealers and manufacturers:...
... -snip- Burgess Optical was offering a binoviewer at $199 US. Never seen it myself, so I ahve no idea how well these less expensive binoviewers work. Bill...
... If you have bright lights shgining directly down into your site, like streelights or neighbors' "security" lights, it might help a smidgeon with glare but...
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Just before the last return of Halley's comet, I decided to get out my C8 and look at the nucleus after some binocular viewing. When I picked it up to carry...
The Telescope Eyepiece Comparator (TEC), located in the Files section, generates performance characteristics for a particular telescope and several hundred...
Dear all, Whenever I point my etx 90 to an object, it will slew backwards after I centered the object. Depending on the eyepiece I am using, the object will ...
Hi everyone, I'm new to the group, and was referred over here from the Cloudy Nights forums. I'm returning to the hobby after almost 20 years. I was over at...
Hey Brian You might want to checkout this thread: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/telescopes/message/101469 It should have most of the information you need on...
In a message dated 8/1/04 7:31:44 PM Central Daylight Time, bbearden@... writes: The last telescope I used was an inherited 8-inch reflector on a huge ...
... As Rod says, much has changed in the last twenty years. I've remounted my 1959 vintage 8" Newtonian on a Dobsonian mount, and it's infinitely more...
... up ... $299US ... Never seen ... binoviewers ... he is ... imported ... binoviewers ... Speaking of Cheap Binoviewers, Sirius Optics in Brisbane offer a ...
I have an 8" SCT and 10x50 minolta binoculars. I am looking for something to fill the gap. Would like to be able to take it out for quick looks but get more...
Does Intes or Intes Micro have an official website? I found one for Intes Micro on Phil's site but it does't seem to work anymore. I also ran a Google search...
... I don't think so. ... I think Markus Ludes in Germany pretty much controls the distribution of both these manufacturers worldwide. For a couple of years...
... I currently own Orion 15x70 binoculars and an Orion 80ED refractor, and have owned an Orion ST80 in the past. I find I don't use either very much compared...
... Hi: Depends on what you want. If you don't mind giving up two-eye viewing, the ST80 will show you much more, as you can change eyepieces, increase...
Thanks for the info Geoff. I visit Markus' site once in a while. Indeed, he's got a lot of information on all kinds of scopes. The reason I wondered if there...
Since you already have 10x50's, the small scope makes more sense than another pair of binocs. As the others have mentioned, 15x70's push the envelope for...
Does anyone have any information in the TAL 15mm Ultra Wide Angle eyepiece? I have one of their 24mm 2" UWA eyepieces and like it very much. I saw on their...
... I assume you want the truss dob to get the most aperture in the most easly portable package. A truss dob DOES deliver this... no mid- aperture telescope...
In a message dated 8/2/2004 1:23:32 PM Eastern Standard Time, grant.gussie@... writes: In particular you ask about Stargazer Steve, who seems to have...
If one considers the Dobsonian as having the design that incorporates a ground plate and rocker box with a bearing between the two for AZ motion and bearings...
And what about the old Astroscan? Would anyone call that a dob? Ed Hitchcock http://budgetastronomer.squarespace.com ... incorporates a ... motion and ... ...
In a message dated 8/2/04 3:01:55 PM Central Daylight Time, ehitchcock@... writes: And what about the old Astroscan? Would anyone call that a dob? Sure?...
